Around eight-thirty Friday night at the Round Robin Bar in the Willard Hotel, I chanced upon Jefferson Jackson Beauregard Clay III, a key member of Representative Steve Stockman’s staff. He was enjoying a specialty of the house – the branch water mint julep, and the one he was drinking might not have been his first… Continue reading Send in the Congressmen… Don’t Bother, Steve Stockman’s Here
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Hold Your Nose, Here Comes Mitch McConnell!
We’ve never had an August day like this before in Washington, and we probably won’t ever again, either – with temperatures reminiscent of early fall and absolutely gorgeous breezes and sunshine. Too bad I had to work inside, normally this time of year I’d be grateful for the air conditioning. But Gretchen and I were… Continue reading Hold Your Nose, Here Comes Mitch McConnell!
Edward Snowden – Raskolnikov, Robin Hood or Rat?
Yesterday afternoon, Dr. Margaret Scheisshower, Senior Deputy Assistant for Policy to President Barack Obama, paid me a visit. She demonstrated her forthright nature by striding into my office and selecting the chair positioned directly in front of my desk. “Mr. Collins,” she opened in a well modulated contralto with a slight Chicago accent, “the Administration… Continue reading Edward Snowden – Raskolnikov, Robin Hood or Rat?
Carlos’ Dangerous Weiner Imperils NY Mayoral Bid
It was another working Saturday for Gretchen and myself – the situation in the Middle East has been great for business – and I was booked solid for consultations from nine to five-thirty. But around ten-forty-five, between appointments, Gretchen told me that I had a call waiting from my nephew, Hank Junior, who is studying… Continue reading Carlos’ Dangerous Weiner Imperils NY Mayoral Bid
Totally Zany Liz Cheney Seeks Senate Seat
Like most of the United States east of the Mississippi, Washington spent this week in the grip of a truly torrid heat wave. The difference, as the old adage has it, between Hell and Washington DC in the summer is that Hell has dry heat. And at the moment, there’s no doubt in anyone’s mind… Continue reading Totally Zany Liz Cheney Seeks Senate Seat